haath rok kar

English translation: By causing hinderance/slacking the pace of work/restraining from striking

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Hindi term or phrase:haath rok kar
English translation:By causing hinderance/slacking the pace of work/restraining from striking
Entered by: Rajan Chopra

12:06 Feb 2, 2004
Hindi to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / hindi drama
Hindi term or phrase: haath rok kar
this is a hindi phrase.it is from mohan rakesh's play 'bahut bada sawal'.
vandana
By causing hinderance/slacking the pace of work/restraining from striking
Explanation:
I suggest you to mention the sentence also from which you have quoted this question because this is the context only which attributes an exact meaning to an expression. Otherwise, it sometimes remains to be a shot in the dark! The absence of context always leads to ambiguity. It is very difficult to make precise suggestions if we are not supplied with the whole scenario

So don't forget to mention the context while seeking help in the future.
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Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 19:52
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3By causing hinderance/slacking the pace of work/restraining from striking
Rajan Chopra
5 +2Not getting started
Ravindra Godbole
5 +1consciously restrain
jamshed
5 -1restrained expenditure
Anil Goyal
5 -1stopping me/him/her/them
Harinder Dhillon


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
restrained expenditure


Explanation:
Mostly, 'hath ro kar' is used for restaining oneself in spending money.

Anil Goyal
India
Local time: 19:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  satish krishna itikela: In general this may not be correct meaning
1 day 2 hrs
  -> I agree. That is the reason I have written "Mostly it is used for....". I didn't mean it is ALWAYS used for...

disagree  jamshed: Satishbhai, What would be the correct meaning in general?
1 day 5 hrs

agree  Rajan Chopra: This suggestion would be very much relevant if the actual phrase is "haath rokkar KHARCH KARNA" which is an idiomatic way of expressing the restrained expenditure.The query is incomplete,so this possibility can't be denied.
1 day 13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
By causing hinderance/slacking the pace of work/restraining from striking


Explanation:
I suggest you to mention the sentence also from which you have quoted this question because this is the context only which attributes an exact meaning to an expression. Otherwise, it sometimes remains to be a shot in the dark! The absence of context always leads to ambiguity. It is very difficult to make precise suggestions if we are not supplied with the whole scenario

So don't forget to mention the context while seeking help in the future.

Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 19:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 11
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Asghar Bhatti
1 hr
  -> thanks :o)

agree  satish krishna itikela
1 day 1 hr
  -> thanks :o)

agree  jamshed: Actually it would help us all,if all the phrases in Future are asked w.r.t. the actual sentence used!!
1 day 4 hrs
  -> thanks, yes, of course, we should be provided with the details if we are expected to make befitting suggestions :o)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
consciously restrain


Explanation:
The above mentioned term, would normally be used, As Advice given by one person to another, who is engaged in frivolous expenditure OR may also be used by a person as a valid excuse/reason, to signify his/her cutting down expenses on all extra spending,i.e. other than what needs to be spent for his/her basic day-to-day, survival, in order to shore up a significant saving fund,which may be useful for a rainy day,sometime in the future.

jamshed

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  satish krishna itikela: This conveys some what close meaning
1 day 47 mins
  -> What would be the most appropriate meaning according to your comprehension of the Phrase supplied by the asker??

agree  Rajan Chopra
7 days
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Not getting started


Explanation:
Since the whole sentence is not given, the phrase could mean restriction of emotions, aggression etc.

Ravindra Godbole
India
Local time: 19:52
Native speaker of: Native in MarathiMarathi, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  satish krishna itikela: No this is not correct
10 hrs

agree  jamshed: I agree with Satish
13 hrs

neutral  Anil Goyal: Satish and Jamshed, don't you think both of you have agreed to an opinion on which you are in disagreement. :).
23 hrs
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2 days 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
stopping me/him/her/them


Explanation:
From doing something.

Harinder Dhillon
Local time: 09:22
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in PunjabiPunjabi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  jamshed: you seem to have missed the underlying tone of the phrase
6 days
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